"You never ask me to pick you up," Jesse mutters, his wolf walking a jealous path back and forth in his soul as he comes to stand close to his mate and his friend.

"Yes, but you're significantly more delicate," Midnight says with a happy sigh, leaning forward to pat Jesse on the head. He scowls and shoves her hand away. "All right, time's wasting," Jackson says, nodding up to Midnight. "To the cages?"

"To the cages!" she says, delighted, reaching a hand out for Jesse. And when Jesse – still scowling - petulantly reaches out to take her hand, Midnight vanishes

them away.

"Okay, so," I say, clapping my hands together and then turning for Pippa. "I need your help especially right now, Pips."

Pippa looks at me with wide eyes. "What on earth am I going to do!?"

"You're going to get the antidote!"

stare at me as Gabriel wheezes at our feet. I sigh, starting to get frustrated, needing them all

Elias asks, stepping towards me, incredulous. "Also, where on earth did you

relevant," I say, waving a hand to dismiss the question. "And

looking again down at Gabriel,

attempt to keep his sanity. "Especially in contexts such as this. If she poisoned

that is very true. "Yup, I can fix him! But Pippa, I need you to go to

stares at me, still shocked, so I grab her hand and look meaningfully between

to tilt back to

door, already starting to tell my friend what to say to the doctor to request the kit. But Pippa pulls hard on my

asks, her voice tight, My brows raise because...this is not a woman who is scared for her childhood friend asking me. Quickly, Pippa shakes

small dose of cyanide," I say, fast and low. "If he gets the antidote quickly, he'll revive fast, though it will take him some time to recover to full health. If he does not get that antidote, he

then back to

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